Barrel-support.



R. ULVIG.

BARREL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. I9l6.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

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ROBERT ULVIG, OF LOGAN 'IO'WNSI-IIP, MINI\TEHAHA COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

BARREL-SUPPORT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917..

Application filed May 29, 1916. Serial No. 100,433.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT ULVIG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Logan township, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrel-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to means for tiltably supporting casks, barrels, tanks and the like.

The invention has for its primary object the production of an improved tilting casksupport.

Another object of the invention is the production of a tilting cask support upon which casks of any size may be easily and securely mounted.

A further object of the invention is the production of an improved tilting cask support inexpensive in construction and highly eflicient in operation.

Vfith these and other objects in view, the invention, consisting in the construction, combination and novel arrangement of parts, will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application and-in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, of which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device of my invention supporting a barrel; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same with the barrel'removed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the tilting mechanism; Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same; Fig. 5 is an inside elevation of one of the shaft bearings; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the tilting frame, a portion being cut away; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the gear-sup porting bracket.

Referring, now, to the illustrations, the supporting frame comprises two side frames, each including a pair of legs, 8, each inclined toward the other and interconnected near their lower ends by cross-members, 9. Each leg is connected with the corresponding leg of the other pair by a cross-member, 10. At

the apexes of the side frames are bearings, 11, each alined coaxially with the other, and formed with ears, 12, bolted or otherwise secured to the legs.

The legs may be mounted on caster-wheels, 13, if desired.

In the bearings, 11, are journaled the end portions of a shaft, 14, the intermediate por tion of which is curved downwardly, as at 15, to conform somewhat to the contour of and support the intermediate portions of a barrel, 16. The shaft, 14, protrudes through one of the bearings and has mounted thereon a worm-wheel, 17, intermeshed with a wormshaft, 18, journaled in bearings, 19, formed on a bracket, having depending arms, 19 bolted to the adjacent side of the supporting frame. The said bearings are formed with upwardly inclined arms, 20, terminating in a bearing, 21, which incloses the shaft, and is formed integrally with a segmental plate, 22, to the face of which is secured a guard casing, 23, to inclose the upper portion of the worm-wheel.

Upon the worm-shaft is secured a suitable crank, 24, for turning the worm and wheel. The shaft carries a tilting frame, including parallel side members, 24, each including separated bars, the adjacent end portions of which are inclosed by and bolted to a sleeve, or other inclosing member, 25. The shaft passes transversely through the sleeves and between the bars, and the sleeves are firmly secured to the shaft by cross-pins 26. The rear ends of said side members are interconnected by a cross member, 27, which may be formed integrally with the bars, and engages the rear or lower end of the barrel.

The end portions of the barrel are supported by U-shaped hangers, 28, the end portions of which are bolted, as at 29, to the tilting side members. The said hangers are preferably provided with a plurality of bolt holes, whereby they may be adjusted to suit barrels of various sizes.

The front end portions of the tilting members carry arms, 30, engageable with the front, or upper end of the barrel, and adjustable longitudinally of the side members to suit various heights of barrels.

The barrel is secured against displacement by means of strips, 31, pivoted to the side members, 24*, which inclose the upper side of the barrel, and the contiguous ends of which are turned upward as at 32, and adjustably interconnected, as by the bolt, 33.

In mounting a barrel on the support, the worm is actuated to tilt the frame rearwardly until it assumes a near upright position. With the strips, 31, disconnected, the barrel may then be conveniently lifted to the frame and supported by the cross-member,

27. The strips, 31, and arms, 30, are then adjusted and the worm operated to tilt the barrel to the desired position.

I am aware that tilting frames controlled by worms and sectors have been previous y known and used, and I do not claim such structure broadly, but

What I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

imately to the contour of a cask, means for,

rocking the shaft, including a crank-operated Worm rotatably mounted on one of said members, and a worm-wheel mounted on the shaft and intermeshed with the worm, and a tilting frame carried by the shaft and including parallel side strips secured to the shaft and engageable with an end of the cask, curved cask hangers depending from the tilting frame and positioned on opposite sides of the shaft, lateral arms on said strips engageable with the other end of the cask and adjustable longitudinally of the strips, and means carried by the strips engageable with the upper side of the cask.

2. A cask-su ort com arisin a su orta I I b I 111g frame including side members, a shaft having its end portions rotatably supported by said members and its intermediate portion curved downwardly to conform approximately to the contour of a cask, means for rocking the shaft including a crankoperated worm mounted on one of said members and a worm-wheel mounted on the shaft and intermeshed with the worm, and a tilt ing frame carried by the shaft and including parallel side strips, each embodying two separate pieces disposed laterally to and on opposite sides of the shaft, and a cross member secured to the shaft and interconnecting the adjacent ends of said pieces, a cross member interconnecting the rear ends of said strips and engageable with one end of the cask, lateral arms on the forward ends of the strips, engageable with the other end of the cask and adjustable longitudinally of the strips, forward and rear cask hangers depending from the strips, and means secured to the strips for engaging'the upper side of the cask.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. I

ROBERT U LVIG.

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I Washington, D. C. 

